Army Soldier Charged in Phone Records Hack

Cameron John Wagenius, a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, has been arrested and indicted for allegedly selling confidential phone records of prominent political figures, including President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Wagenius, linked to the hacker alias 'Kiberphant0m', is accused of unlawfully transferring sensitive information that was part of a larger hacking incident involving the data storage platform Snowflake. This breach, which occurred in May 2024, was reportedly a targeted attack on accounts with single-factor authentication, leading to the unauthorized access of customer data. Following his arrest near Fort Hood, Texas, Wagenius is set to face federal charges in Seattle. Reports indicate he was a communications specialist previously stationed in South Korea, and had claimed responsibility for multiple high-profile data breaches. The Army has stated they will cooperate with law enforcement in the ongoing investigation.